Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Richie Allen - Kick Off c/w Undercurrent
| Extracts from the Pacific Surfers sessions populate both sides of this single. Kick Off is highly infectious and displays really beautiful guitar work. |
Picks: Kick Off, Undercurrent
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
Marching band country funk... The melody seems targeted at Buck Owens and the cadence, well it'll take you back to your home coming game at South Central High. a.k.a. "Kick Off," as the cheers from the stands would indicate. The original title actually tells the tale. It has a decidedly football game cheerleader mentality, cowboys ropin' steers, that sorta thing. It's very fun, not too surfy, and infectious.
Surf (Instrumental)
Based on Link Wray's "Rumble," it's slower, vibrato laden, and ominous in a shimmering tremolo kinda way.